Hello and welcome to the details of Taiwan detects 22 Chinese aircraft around island and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Beijing, which does not recognise the line, claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. — AFP pic
TAIPEI, April 27 — Taiwan’s defence ministry said today it had detected 22 Chinese warplanes and drones around the self-ruled island in a window of less than three hours.
Advertisement
The sorties come less than a month before the May 20 inauguration of new Taiwan president Lai Ching-te, who China regards as a dangerous separatist.
“We detected activities from 22 PLA aircraft... since 9:30 am (0130 GMT),” it said in a statement released at 12.10pm on Saturday.
“12 aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and central air defence identification zone,” it said, adding that the warplanes and drones joined Chinese naval vessels in “joint combat patrol”.
Advertisement
The median line bisects the Taiwan Strait, a narrow 180-kilometre (110-mile) waterway separating the island from mainland China.
Beijing, which does not recognise the line, claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control.
Under the administration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, tensions between Beijing and Taipei have ramped up, as she and her government reject China’s claim to the island.
Advertisement
Her deputy, Vice President Lai, won the island’s January presidential election despite warnings from Beijing that he would cause “war and decline” for Taiwan.
Saturday’s show of military might comes as the United States and the Philippines are conducting joint military exercises, including near the potential flashpoints of the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
The joint drills involve a simulation of retaking enemy-occupied islands in areas facing Taiwan.
Beijing claims the South China Sea almost in its entirety despite an international ruling that the claim has no legal basis, and recent clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels have stoked fears of wider conflict.
China’s foreign ministry has accused the United States of “stoking military confrontation”. — AFP
These were the details of the news Taiwan detects 22 Chinese aircraft around island for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
